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• Proposed courtesy bus service - Savage River

  5 January 2022

  The applicants have provided evidence indicating that they do not derive any profit from the provision of the bus service, and therefore seek the Safety Director to declare them to be providing a non-commercial courtesy bus service.

• Consultation: Bus safety regulatory reforms

  21 December 2021

  The Department of Transport is inviting feedback and submissions on bus safety regulatory reforms.

• Conviction for driver fatigue-related bus incident

  21 December 2021

  On 21 October 2021, tour and charter bus operator Joy Study and Tour Pty Ltd was convicted of dereliction of safety duties relating to fatigue management, and fined $15,000, at Melbourne Magistrates Court.

• COVID-19 information for bus operators

  17 December 2021

• Invitation to make submissions - courtesy bus service - Windows Film Productions

  22 September 2021

• Invitation to make submissions - courtesy bus service - Warner Bros

  16 August 2021

• Invitation to make submissions - courtesy bus services - Northern Pictures

  2 July 2021

• Invitation to make submissions - courtesy bus services - EHC Hospitality, Fires Productions

  9 April 2021

• Invitation to make submissions - courtesy bus services - Quicklift

  3 March 2021

• New bus safety regulations

  9 October 2020

• Bendigo bus operator fleet grounded

  21 January 2020

• Bus regulator and Chinese consulate join forces for safety

  15 January 2020

• Bus Safety operation Melbourne Airport

  3 December 2019

• Meet the Director: Lisa takes the wheel

  29 November 2019

• Buses grounded at Dunkeld races

  20 November 2019

• Message from the Acting Director, Bus Safety - October 2019

  1 November 2019

• Alpine audit program and risk management

  1 November 2019

• Audit leads to suspension

  1 November 2019

• The importance of reporting incidents and accidents

  1 November 2019

• Don’t risk your accreditation

  1 November 2019

• Regulator suspends accredited Bendigo bus operator

  26 September 2019

• Bus operator accreditation suspended

  13 August 2019

• Bus operators get set for snow

  3 July 2019

• Regulator makes inroads into better regional bus safety

  20 June 2019

• Getting a taste for safety at Rutherglen Winery Walkabout

  18 June 2019

• Focus on tour and charter bus sector safety

  14 March 2019

• Regulator suspends bus operator accreditation

  24 December 2018

• Risk of wiring loom catching fire

  3 December 2018

• Bus safety blitz – Multiple infringements

  20 November 2018

• Audit program

  26 September 2018

• Blitz on tour and charter services

  19 September 2018

• Unaccredited operators prosecuted

  11 September 2018

• Regulator prosecutes bus operator after fatal crash on Great Ocean Road

  24 August 2018

• Worn wire casing leads to fire in roof cavity

  20 August 2018

• Alpine operation demonstrates safety culture

  14 August 2018

• Transdev improving safety systems

  2 August 2018

• Unannounced inspections reveal wider party bus defects

  11 July 2018

• Bus Safety Week 2018: 2-6 July

  29 June 2018

• Dee Decker loses accreditation

  26 April 2018

• Invitation for submissions - autonomous bus trial

  28 March 2018

• Lunar New Year compliance activity

  21 March 2018

• Take a back seat for senior bus passengers

  27 December 2017

• Montague St bridge crash: Bus operator charged

  4 October 2017

• TSV grounds 12 buses

  22 September 2017

• Looking to the future of transport safety

  11 September 2017

• Bus operator ordered to get vehicles roadworthy

  8 August 2017

• Joining forces for Melbourne Airport compliance activity

  20 July 2017

• Director Bus Safety departs TSV

  30 June 2017

• Buses rev up for Safety Week

  1 May 2017

• Bus compliance activities: Farming and school transport

  13 April 2017

• OTSI report - bus engine compartment fire

  29 March 2017

• Bus forum presentations available

  23 March 2017

• Collaborating for safety

  21 February 2017

• Compliance operations: Phillip Island and Twelve Apostles

  8 February 2017

• Clearing the Eagle at Arthurs Seat

  28 December 2016

• Prosecutions result in fines

  21 December 2016

• Compliance checks at Melbourne Airport

  15 December 2016

• Bus rollaways research released

  23 November 2016

• Idle hands throwing rocks and eggs

  27 September 2016

• Safety culture guidance

  23 September 2016

• Bus passengers need to get a grip

  24 August 2016

• Final stop for rogue bus operator

  11 August 2016

• Safety alert - door sensitive edge

  22 July 2016

• New videos drive home safety messages

  21 June 2016

• Inaugural Bus Safety Week

  20 June 2016

• Task force targeting anti-social behaviour

  16 May 2016

• Illegal bus services uncovered in NE Victoria

  5 May 2016

• Airport compliance activity

  24 March 2016

• Blitz on tourist buses finds room for improvement

  22 February 2016

• Commuters urged to be safety smart

  22 January 2016

• Annual bus incident statistics

  17 January 2016

• Rogue tour bus operators targeted at Twelve Apostles

  24 November 2015

• New direction for Victoria’s transport safety regulator

  21 October 2015

• Risk of fire in roof mounted bus air conditioning unit

  18 August 2015

• Risk of fire in the engine compartment of buses

  13 May 2015

• Risk of failure to brake actuators fitted to Hyundai buses

  27 March 2015

• Risk of school bus lights overheating

  31 January 2015

• Risk of wheels dislodging from axles

  11 April 2013

• Risk of fire in engine compartment of Mercedes Benz bus

  15 November 2012

• Risk of fire in bus engine compartment

  20 July 2011

• Risks associated with working under a bus

  11 August 2010